Plow



A. SCHRADER Aug. 14, 1934.

PLOW

Original Filed March 21. 1932 m9 WM m a .i m r a 9 W e m Q Patented Aug. 14, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE I 1,969,860 PLOW I v Albert Schraden'limkem Kans. I I Original. application March 21, 1932, Serial No.

, 600,177; Divided and this application January I 1 2, 1934, Serial No. 705,025

5 Claims. (01. 97 t) This application is av division of my-co-pendand 2, support respectively the plow bottoms 69 7 ing application filed March2l, 1932, Serial No. and '70. V 600,177. 9 The gang disc corner-plow attachment com- This invention relates generally to plows and prises a plurality of discs '71 which are suitably 5 has particular reference to a plow attachment mounted on a single shaft I2rotatably sup- L60 for gang plows to facilitate the plowing of corported in suitable bearings '73 having upwardly ners .of fle1dS.- I disposed extensions 73 with slotted holes 73 The invention is especially adaptable for use therein to afford vertical adjustment of the exin connection with tractor-drawn plows and tensions 73 relatively to the bolts 74 fixedly has among its objects to provide a novel gang held'in the supporting member '75. L65 disc attachment particularly for mold-board The gang disc supporting member 75 is a type'of plows. casting having a'pair of spaced depending ex- Another object of the invention is to provide tensions in which the bolts 74 are positioned an attachment of the character described which and to which the bearing extensions 734 are is simple in design, rigid and durable in consecured. The upper end of the casting is pro- 570 struction, and which embodies the necessary vided witha pair of integral ears 75 for pivotal flexibility for satisfactory operation. 7 connection on the rod 76 which issecurely held With the above and other objects in view, my in the extending integral cars 77%- of the adinvention consists of the novel construction, arjustable bracket member 77. The ears W are rangement and combination of the various parts spaced a distance to embrace the outsides of and members shown in preferred embodiment ears 75 in the attached drawing, described in the followh a t adjustable bracket member '77 is subing specification and particularly pointed out, stantially a plate member having integral ears in the appended claims. W on one side andon the opposite side an '25 Referring to the drawing: integral car 77 in which is mounted a pivot bolt Fig. 1 is a plan view of a portion of a tractor- 78 for the se t 79- drawn gang plow embodying my invention, The bracket '77'is provided with a plurality of Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the portion of th holes 80 and 81 for bolt connection underneath plow embodying my invention. the laterally disposed cast supporting frame 82.

130 Fig. 3 is an enlarged cross-section t k on The bolt holes 81 are on an arc whose center {35 li 3. 3 of Fi 1, is the bolt hole 80 to thereby afford angular ad- Fig. 4 is a cross-section taken on line 4-4 lustment, 0f the bracket 77 and disc PlOWS of Fig. 2, showing the support and co e ti n relatively to the longitudinal center line of the of my improvement to the beams of the plow p am d beams 63 and 64.

'35 frame. The supporting frame 82 is provided with a 5190 Fig. 5 is an enlarged cross-secti n t k on plurality of holes with which the holes 80 and line 5-5 of Fig. 4. 81 register.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged plan view of an adjustable The disc-Supporting member 7 s a o p obracket member for supporting the gang of disc Vided With an integral extension 753 COIIIIQC- no plows, tion of the operating lever 83 which is provided Referring now to my preferred form'of 0011- With a Spring vactllailed b latch 84 d p d struction and arrangement in a corner plow to lock the lever 83 in desired position on the attachment as shown in the drawing, a hitch Segment 79 to thereby retain the gang of d scs is provided which consists of a draw bar 60 conin t e Selected DOSitiOIL' 145 nected at one end to a tractor machine in any The Supporting frame 32 is formed W a p i suitable manner, and at the other end to a cross of integral ears 82 for pivotalsupport upon the bar 61. A brace 62 may be provided between the rod 85 which extends between the cast brackets draw bar and the cross bar. 86 which are securely mounted to beam 64. i

The hitchis suitably connected to the plo To support the frame 82 in lateral position 1,

501 beams 63 and 64 which form part of the usual provide the frame 82 with a P Of depending plow frame which is provided with the necessary integrally cast cars .82 to which is securely boltrear caster wheel and a pair of forward wheels ed a bar 8'7, and which bar extends under the 65 and 66, mounted on respectively bent axles beams 63 and 64 and is connected with a readily 6'7 and 68. breakable pin 88 of hardwood or the like, to a i '55; The beams 63 and 64, as shown in Figs. 1 bracket 89 mounted on the beam 63.

Yet

gang plow.

It is obvious that any undesirable severe jolt or sudden obstruction in the path of movement of the gang of disc 71 will shear the pin 88 and cause an upwardly swinging movement of the frame 82 about ,its pivotal support 85 to 'thereby permit the upward movement of the gang of disc 7l without injury to the disc or any parts of the plow. V 0

From the above'it will be observed that I have provided a novel corner plow to facilitate the plowing of corners which under ordinary opera-.

tions cannot be plowed by a tractor drawn plow. I claim: 1. A corner plow attachment for rality of rotatably mountediudisc plows supported at the lower end of said supporting mem-- ber, means for raising and lowering said supporting member to raise and lowersaid disc plows, means for retaining said supporting member in position whereby said plurality of disc plows areheld in either raised or lower-position,

and an ad ustablyg'mounted bracket to which said supporting memberlis pivotally mounted,

said bracket being adjustable laterally relatively to-the longitudinal center of the tractor-drawn 2, A corner disc plow attachment as embodied in claim 1 and including a horizontally'disposed supporting frame supported from the beams of the plow Irame, means for adjustably securing said bracket member to said supporting frame, and Whereinsaid pluralityjof disc plows include with said supporting member. 3. An attachment of the character. described tractordrawn gang plows comprising a supporting member, pivotally mounted at its'upper end, .a pluangularly in a lateral plane relatively to said supporting frame to which said bracket is se- 'cured, and adjustable means for retaining said vpivotally. mounted disc supporting member in selected raised or lowered position.

I 4. In' combination with a plow, a corner plowing attachment comprising a plurality of rotatabledisc plows, a single shaft for said disc plows, a plurality of bearings for said shaft, a pivotally mounted supporting member for said bear- -ings,;a bracket havingv pivotal imeans ,to which said supporting member-is pivoted, means our operating with said bracket for raising and "lowering said plurality of disc plows, .a frame pivotallymounted on the plow structure, and -means for connecting said bracket to saidtframe,

said bracket being adjustable laterally to said frame.

5. In-combination with a plow, a cornerplowing attachment comprising plowing means,::a pivotally mounted member adapted. for supporting said plowing means, a brackethaving pivotal means to which said member is pivoted, means cooperating with said bracket for raising-and lowering said plowing relatively ALBERT. SCHRADER. 

